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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
731 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

NCZ064-065-190000-
Transylvania NC-Henderson NC-
731 PM EDT Sat May 18 2024

...A THUNDERSTORM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINFALL WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN
TRANSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL HENDERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM EDT...

At 731 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a thunderstorm with
torrential rainfall 7 miles west of Hendersonville, or over Etowah,
moving east at 5 mph.

Locations to be impacted include...
Hendersonville, Mills River, Flat Rock, Etowah, Mountain Home, Laurel
Park, Dupont State Forest, Fletcher, Valley Hill, and Horse Shoe.

Very heavy rainfall rates up to 2 inches per hour will be possible in
these areas.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall may flood areas with poor drainage, such as
ditches and underpasses. Avoid these areas and do not cross flooded
roads. Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly. Seek
higher ground if threatened by flood waters.

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LAT...LON 3544 8242 3518 8243 3517 8243 3522 8268
      3540 8268
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 270DEG 5KT 3531 8260

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